Flight Sgt Peter Brown

[Hipper]

My father's best friend at the time I was born in 1953 was Johnny Blair who also was from Jamaica and served in WW2 and post war, like my father. Both were navigators. He became my god father although I don't recall ever meeting him. He's mentioned in this book on Caribbean volunteers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178 ... UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178 ... UTF8&psc=1

And here is his particular story as he recalled it:

https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.u ... ment/17279

This was taken in September 1953 in Holland with my mother's Dutch family. JB top right, my father kneeling in front of him with my mother and me.